Flash 0day Surfaces – Daily Security Byte EP.159

Adobe just released a new Flash update Tuesday, but researchers have already found sophisticated threat actors leveraging a new zero day Flash exploit in the wild. Trend Micro, one of our security partners, found the Pawn Storm attackers leveraging this new Flash exploit. Watch today’s video to learn when the next patch will come out, and what to do in the meantime.

UPDATE: Adobe actually sped up their schedule to release a fix. Go get it now.

(Episode Runtime: 1:27)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HFC6VFBdu0

EPISODE REFERENCES:

• Researchers find Pawn Storm using a new Flash flaw – Trend Micro
• Adobe’s security bulletin on the new Flash flaw – Adobe
• The fix for this 0day Flash issue – Adobe

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)